OTRC: Reese Witherspoon ditches python bag, PETA says

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A photo of the Chloe Paraty medium python skin bag, part of its 2011 collection. / Reese Witherspoon talks to OnTheRedCarpet.com about her 2011 movie 'Water For Elephants' in April 2011. (Chloe / OTRC)

It is unclear where Witherspoon purchased the bag, which is available online. It is illegal to import python material into the state of California, where the actress lives with her husband and children, for commercial purposes.

PETA said Witherspoon was "dismayed to learn that the bag was made of real snakeskin and promised never to carry it again." The actress' spokesperson had no immediate comment.

Phoenix appeared alongside Witherspoon in the 2005 film "Walk The Line," which earned the actress her first and only Oscar.